Masato Satake

SATAKE Masato

Oboe

After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts Faculty of Music High School, he graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Instrumental Music and completed a Master's degree at the university's graduate school. He placed second in the oboe division of the 85th Music Competition of Japan, and won third place and the Yagisawa Kyoji Special Award at the 1st Oboe Ensemble Fil*coule Composition Competition. He has studied under Obata Yoshiaki and Aoyama Seiju. He is a member of the wind and percussion chamber ensemble Ensemble Levent and the woodwind trio Trio Cravates. He is a contract instructor at Buffet Crampon Japan and a part-time instructor at Tokyo University of the Arts.

What made you start playing an instrument?	My father played the oboe, and he gave me a hand-me-down instrument, so I wanted to try playing it.
What is important in a performance	To play with heart
One of my favorite songs	J. Strauss II: Overture to the Opera "Die Fledermaus" When I was a child, this song was used in a famous American cat and mouse cartoon, and I loved it. I learned that it was the overture to the operetta "Die Fledermaus," and I often listened to the CD I had at home while I was sleeping. More than 10 years later, I remember being deeply moved when I played this piece for the first time after joining the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. As it is an overture to an operetta, various scenes are expressed through music, making it very enjoyable to listen to while imagining the story. The beautiful and heartbreaking oboe solo in the middle section is also a highlight. Die Fledermaus also has many other masterpieces, such as "Polka: Thunder and Lightning" and "Duke, Someone Like You," so be sure to listen to the whole thing!

What made you start playing an instrument?

My father played the oboe, and he gave me a hand-me-down instrument, so I wanted to try playing it.

What is important in a performance

To play with heart

One of my favorite songs

J. Strauss II: Overture to the Opera "Die Fledermaus"

When I was a child, this song was used in a famous American cat and mouse cartoon, and I loved it.
I learned that it was the overture to the operetta "Die Fledermaus," and I often listened to the CD I had at home while I was sleeping. More than 10 years later, I remember being deeply moved when I played this piece for the first time after joining the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.
As it is an overture to an operetta, various scenes are expressed through music, making it very enjoyable to listen to while imagining the story. The beautiful and heartbreaking oboe solo in the middle section is also a highlight. Die Fledermaus also has many other masterpieces, such as "Polka: Thunder and Lightning" and "Duke, Someone Like You," so be sure to listen to the whole thing!

Masato Satake

Oboe

About the Japan Philharmonic